Uber locking out NYC drivers to avoid paying them for ‘idle time'

Uber drivers in the Big Apple are fuming over the move, saying their income has dropped by as much as 50%, according to Bloomberg News. 4 Uber has been locking out drivers in order to avoid paying a city-mandated minimum wage, according to a report. Christopher Sadowski According to the TLC, Uber and Lyft are on the hook for what it calls a "minimum per-trip payment formula" which takes into account "drivers' total working time" — encompassing "time spent driving passengers as well as time waiting for a dis ...